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Passed Away
Year
1992
Language
ENGLISH
Duration
1h 36m
Rating
PG13
CC
Performers
Bob Hoskins, Blair Brown, Tim Curry, Frances McDormand, William Petersen, Pamela Reed, Peter Riegert, Maureen Stapleton, Nancy Travis, Jack Warden
Directed By
Charlie Peters
Publication Information
Hollywood Pictures
Summary
Thrown for a loop by the unexpected news that dad has suddenly gone to his reward, the grieving Scanlan clan are drawn together in a test of familial endurance that soon has them at each other's throats. As the eldest son, Johnny is tactlessly reminded that he's probably the next to go; daughter Terry is the black sheep who hasn't told anyone that the marriage they all warned her against has broken up; thick-headed but nice looking younger son Frank no longer has his father to cover for him; and Nora comes home after going off to a cloistered convent and becoming a liberated nun who now runs an underground railroad for illegal aliens. Jack's sudden departure has thrown everyone off kilter, but he finally did one thing to bring the family together -- he passed away.